SMART JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM

Lt. Joanne Lake

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Detention Services

Assistant Facility Commander-Geiger

Jail and Geiger Demographics and Statistics

Current combined average population – 850 625 Jail 225 Geiger

Inmate Information 80% self report they are unemployed 33% self report they have not completed HS/GED

What Category of Offenders do we House?

Combination pre-trial and post-trial 45% pre-trial

79% pre-trial offenders have a felony charge. 16% post-trial

45% have felony charges 55% are misdemeanors

39% Hold

How Long are Offenders in Jail? 2012

Average length of stay is 13.4 days Pre-trial and post-trial

Sentenced Inmates 45% have Felony Charges

Avg. sentence 98 days 55% are misdemeanors

Avg sentence 44 days

DWLS

2011 2374 OFFENDERS BOOKED INTO JAIL ON DWLS

CHARGE 777 (33%) ARRESTED ONLY FOR DWLS

646 BOOKED AND RELEASED SAME DAY(88%) 56 BOOKED AND RELEASED 48 HOURS 34 BOOKED AND RELEASED WITHIN 72 HOURS 41 BOOKED AND RELEASED MORE THAN 72 HOURS

1597 (67%) HAD ADDITIONAL MORE SERIOUS CHARGES

Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana

In 2011, there were 324 offenders booked on misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

270 were booked on other more serious offenses. 54 were booked solely for misdemeanor possession

of marijuana. Jan-Oct. 2012, 225 were booked for possession of

marijuana Of those, 27 were booked solely for misdemeanor

possession of marijuana. They were released within 48 hours.

Inmate Population Characteristics

Under-educated, under-employed High percentage with drug/alcohol abuse issues or

addictions Mental Health issues ranging from personality

disorders to major mental illnesses. Relationships with parents, spouses, children and

friends damaged by bad choices Money problems, lack of stable housing Little or no post-release supervision

Detention Services Changes

Combined Jail/Geiger inmate population decreased from 1113 in 2008 to 762 in 2010.

During this time, inmate programs were discontinued.

In 2011, at the recommendation of David Bennett, the Sheriff directed Detention Services to implement alternative sentencing programs, education programs and substance treatment—primarily at the Geiger facility.

Present Detention ServicesCommunity Corrections Programs

New Horizon & NEWTA drug and alcohol assessment and treatment provided on-site with referrals for re-entry services.

Evidenced-based cognitive restructuring programs: Moral Reconation Therapy, Breaking Barriers

Education Programs including GED studies, Partners In Parenting, Commitment to Change, Money Smarts

Partnering with Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Clinic to provide Offender Education Programs; Job Skills (finding & keeping a job), Emotional EQ, Anger Management on site.

Inmate referrals to Fulcrum Institute for post-release Job Search and placement assistance through the Fulcrum Business Roundtable (200+ local businesses), as well as continuing education.

Geiger’s Program Challenges

Location: removed from core services and public transportation

Old facility: high maintenance and operation costs Two missions: serve as an overflow facility for the

jail, and to provide programming to reduce recidivism and create a safer community

Two distinct offender groups: one working in programs, treatment and education; the other a jail overflow group uninterested in changing their lives--although able to reside in a dorm setting

Geiger’s Program Challenges

Little control over who is housed at Geiger Programs, education and treatment entirely

voluntary Unpredictable and short (13 days) length of

stay Lack of post-release supervision and re-entry

services

Best Community Corrections Model Ideally, community corrections centers are not

“mixed,” but comprised only of sentenced inmates committed to change.

Offenders wanting change are “sentenced” or “diverted” to the community corrections center

Risk/Needs assessment determines appropriate services: treatment, education, re-entry

Transitioned to the community with appropriate supervision and support

Working Toward The Vision Sheriff Knezovich, BOCC, Detentions

Command Staff and David Bennett have helped identify our needs and goals.

Help us continue moving toward a comprehensive criminal justice plan to create a safer community

Who is in the Spokane County Jail?(All Figures Include Geiger Corrections Center)Demographics

Age: 2011 = 35% 25 to 34 (ave. 34.1) 2012 = 35% 25 to 34 (ave. 34.2)

Gender: 2011 = 89 % - male 2012 = 86% - maleRace: 2011 = 80% - Caucasian 2012 = 82% - Caucasian

2011 = 12% - African American 2012 = 11% - African American2011 = 7 % - Other 2012 = 7 % - Other

Education:2011 = 68% - HS/GED 2012 = 67 % HS/GEDEmployed:2011 = 76% - No 2012 = 78 % - No

Booking & ReleasingADP: 2011 = 763 2012 = 803Length of stay: 2011 = 12.6 2012 = 13.4Bookings: 2011 = 22,086 2012 = 21,828 (6 mos. annualized)

Arresting Agency:2011 – 45% - SPD 2012 – 50% - SPD2011 – 40% - Other 2012 – 36% - Other2011 – 13% - Sheriff 2012 – 11%- Sheriff2011 – 3% - WSP 2012 – 3% - WSP

Who is in the Spokane County Jail?(All Figures Include Geiger Corrections Center)

Prisoner Status:2011 – Pre-trial = 44% 2012 – Pre-trial = 45%2011 – Post-Trial = 13% 2012 – Post-trial = 16%2011 – Hold = 43% 2012 – Hold – 39%

Pre-trial Population2011 – 78% Felony 2012 – 79% Felony2011 – 22% Misdemeanor 2012 – 21% Misdemeanor

Post-Trial Population2011 – 46% Felony 2012 – 45% Felony2011 – 54% Misdemeanor 2012 – 55% Misdemeanor

Jail Sentence2011 – Felonies = 93 days 2012 – Felonies = 98 days2011 – Misd. = 41 days 2012 – Misd. = 44 days2011 – Overall = 65 days 2012 – Overall = 68 days

Who is in the Spokane County Jail?(All Figures Include Geiger Corrections Center)

Post – Trial Misdemeanor2011 – Traffic = 15% 2012 – Traffic = 10%2011 – Person = 37% 2012 – Person = 38%2011 – Public Order = 8% 2012 – Public Order = 7%2011 – DWI = 31% 2012 – DWI = 29%2011 – Property = 10% 2012 – Property = 15%2011 – Narcotics = 0% 2012 – Narcotics = 0%2011 – Crimes against persons: 2012 – Crimes against persons:

DV = 79% DV = 92%Other Person = 21% Other Person = 8%

Pre –Trial Misdemeanor2011 – Traffic = 8% 2012 – Traffic = 7%2011 – Person = 45% 2012 – Person = 53%2011 – Public Order = 13% 2012 – Public Order = 12%2011 – DWI = 13% 2012 – DWI = 11%2011 – Property = 17% 2012 – Property = 16%2011 – Narcotics = 3% 2012 – Narcotics = 1%2011 – Crimes against persons: 2012 – Crimes against persons:

DV = 85% DV = 85%Other Person = 15% Other Person = 15%

Who is in the Spokane County Jail?(All Figures Include Geiger Corrections Center)

Post-trial Felonies2011 – Traffic = 2% 2012 – Traffic = 0%2011 – Person = 46% 2012 – Person = 46%2011 – Public Order =15 % 2012 – Public Order = 21%2011 – DWI = 0% 2012 – DWI = 0%2011 – Property = 20% 2012 – Property = 19%2011 – Narcotics = 17% 2012 – Narcotics = 17%2011 – Crimes against persons: 2012 – Crimes against persons:

DV = 33% DV = 23%Other Person = 67% Other Person = 77%

Pre-Trial Felonies2011 – Traffic = 5% 2012 – Traffic = 7%2011 – Person = 51% 2012 – Person = 52%2011 – Public Order = 5% 2012 – Public Order = 7%2011 – DWI = 0% 2012 – DWI = 0%2011 – Property = 34% 2012 – Property = 30%2011 – Narcotics = 10% 2012 – Narcotics = 28%2011 – Crimes against persons: 2012 – Crimes against persons:

DV = 21% DV = 20%Other Person = 79% Other Person = 80%

Who is in the Spokane County Jail?(All Figures Include Geiger Corrections Center)

DWLS – Stats for year 20112,374 individuals were booked into the Spokane County Jail on DWLS

777 (33%) were arrested solely on DWLS

Of the 777:646 – (88.1%) were booked & released in the same day56 – (7.2%) were released within 48 hrs.34 – (4.4%) were released within 72 hrs.41 – (5.3%) were after the 72 hrs.

1,597 (67%) had additional charges connected to the arrest

Who is in the Spokane County Jail?(All Figures Include Geiger Corrections Center)

MARIJUANA USE – January 2011 – December 2011 324 total individuals booked into the Spokane County Jail with a charge of Control Substance - Poss. Misdemeanor Marijuana.

54 individuals booked in solely for Misdemeanor Marijuana.

The remaining 270 were booked in with additionaland more serious charges.

MARIJUANA USE - January 1, 2012 – October 2, 2012 225 individuals were booked into the Spokane County Jail with acharge of Control Substance - Poss. Misdemeanor Marijuana.

27 of the individuals were booked in solely for Misdemeanor Marijuana.

198 individuals had one or more additional serious charges for the arrest

The 27 individuals were released

Spokane County Detention ServicesConfinement Population History

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Geiger Corrections Center

Average Confined Population 322 335 380 368 329 363 305 137 105 134

Average Work Release 57 44 43 46 32 30 17 0 6 9

Average Work Crew 72 63 58 61 84 73 67 58 63 70

Average EHM 56 55 61 74 75 54 73 0 0 0

Average Federal Inmates 34 30 21 15 31 31 26 0 0 0

Average Partial Confinement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

Average Community Service 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

ADP (Less EHM & Comm Srvc) 485 472 502 490 476 497 415 195 176 216

Spokane County Jail

Average Daily Population 605 645 622 631 615 614 577 567 603 632

Total Average Daily Population109

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